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10:40 AM ET, January 5, 2020

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New York Times:
As Tensions With Iran Escalated, Trump Opted for Most Extreme Measure  —  While senior officials argue the drone strike was warranted to prevent future attacks, some in the administration remain skeptical about the rationale for the attack.  —  WASHINGTON — In the chaotic days leading …
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David Nakamura / Washington Post:
In confrontation with Iran, Trump wrestles with the shadow of Obama, ‘the metric he has to beat’  —  As President Trump's allies rushed to defend his decision to authorize a drone strike that killed Iran's top military commander, many have focused less on Qasem Soleimani than another once-prominent actor …
Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Skepticism mounts over evidence of ‘imminent’ threat that Trump says justified Soleimani killing  —  Washington (CNN)Top US national security officials continue to defend the Trump administration's claim that it killed Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani in response to an imminent threat …
New York Times:
Iran Mourns a Slain General, as Iraq Reconsiders Presence of U.S. Troops  —  Hundreds of thousands poured into the streets of Iran to pay their respects to Maj. General Qassim Suleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike.  —  BAGHDAD — Hundreds of thousands of mourners poured …
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iraq's prime minister says ‘urgent measures’ should be taken to remove foreign forces  —  ISTANBUL — Iraq's prime minister Sunday urged parliament to take “urgent measures” to force the withdrawal of foreign forces following a U.S. drone strike that killed a senior Iranian commander and key Iraqi militia leader in Baghdad last week.
Discussion: Axios, IRNA English, YouTube and Slate
CNN:
Exclusive: Supreme Leader's military adviser says Iran's response will be ‘against military sites’  —  Tehran, Iran (CNN)The military adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader said Sunday that his country's response to the killing by the United States of one its most influential commanders will certainly …
ABC News:
World is safer because of Iranian commander's death: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo  —  “We're having to clean up their mess,” Pompeo said of the Obama administration  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday on ABC's “This Week,” that the world is a safer place as a result of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani's death.
Sun-Sentinel:
As tensions with Iran escalated, Trump opted for an extreme measure.  Pentagon officials were stunned. … In the chaotic days leading to the death of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, Iran's most powerful commander, top American military officials put the option of killing him …
Associated Press:
The Latest: Iraq parliament votes to expel US military  —  BEIRUT (AP) — The latest on U.S.-Iran tensions (all times local):  —  Iraq's parliament has voted to expel the U.S. military from the country.  —  Lawmakers voted Sunday in favor of a resolution that calls for ending foreign military presence in the country.
David D. Kirkpatrick / New York Times:
Conflict With Iran Threatens Fight Against ISIS
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit and The Hill
Kayla Epstein / Stamford Advocate:   Could the strike on an Iranian general trigger a draft? The Selective Service, explained.
Seung Min Kim / Washington Post:
The White House has formally notified Congress of the Soleimani strike
Susan E. Rice / New York Times:   The Dire Consequences of Trump's Suleimani Decision
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Fox's Tucker Carlson breaks with colleagues and criticizes Trump's strike on Iranian general
Discussion: Mediaite
Erin Cunningham / Washington Post:
Iran's new Quds Force commander brings continuity to the post held by his slain predecessor
Discussion: Althouse
Harry Enten / CNN:
It's not just the polls that show Biden and Sanders leading the primary  —  (CNN)We have less than a month until the primary season, and it's becoming more apparent that former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the candidates to beat.  It's not just that they are Nos. 1 and 2 in the national polling.
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Michael Scherer / Washington Post:
Crowded Democratic presidential field sprints toward ‘jump ball’ in crucial Iowa caucuses
Benjamin Fearnow / Newsweek:   Joe Biden brushes off Sanders' criticism over Iraq War: 'Bernie's got enough baggage'
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
Small cracks have appeared in GOP unity on impeachment trial  —  WASHINGTON — The Senate seems certain to keep President Donald Trump in office thanks to the overwhelming GOP support expected in his impeachment trial.  But how that trial will proceed — and when it will begin — remains to be seen.
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Nathan Robinson / The Guardian:
Stop saying Biden is the ‘most electable’. Trump will run rings round him
Discussion: Viking Pundit and Fox News
Elizabeth Winkler / Wall Street Journal:
The Pollster Who Figured Out Iowa's Quirky Caucuses  —  J. Ann Selzer, who spotted Barack Obama's historic 2008 surge, sees ‘a wish to calm things down’ in her 2020 data  —  In 2008, J. Ann Selzer made a prediction that no other pollster foresaw.  Her data showed that voters would turn …
New York Times:
Weinstein Heads to Trial in a Case Seen as Larger Than One Man  —  Since the Harvey Weinstein story broke more than two years ago, everything about it has been outsized: the scope of the allegations of sexual harassment and assault, stretching back decades; the number of his accusers …
Discussion: Vanity Fair and VICE
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Thom Tillis:
Happy Birthday, Eric Trump!  —  Join Me In Wishing Eric Trump A Happy Birthday  —  We're so thankful for Eric Trump's work in fighting for America.  —  That's one reason our team is putting together a birthday card for this American Patriot.  —  Will you join me in celebrating his birthday by signing his birthday card?
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Enter here to explore the alternate universe of right-wing media  —  Howard Polskin woke up the day after President Trump's election with a powerful feeling that he had missed something important.  —  “I thought I was a smart guy, but I felt very dumb on Nov. 9, 2016,” he told me.
The National:
Iraqi parliament votes to end US troop presence  —  Iraq's parliament held an extraordinary session on Sunday with Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi in attendance  —  Iraq's parliament voted on Sunday in favour of the withdrawal of thousands of US troops from military bases in the country following …
Tal Kopan / San Francisco Chronicle:
Rudy Giuliani mixed White House role, personal business in cybersecurity  —  WASHINGTON — Rudy Giuliani's mixing of his business interests, closeness with President Trump and involvement in government actions involving Ukraine is the subject of much attention from Congress as the impeachment case …
Speaker Nancy Pelosi:
Pelosi Statement on White House's War Powers Act Notification of Hostilities Against Iran  —  San Francisco - Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued this statement after the White House notified the Congress of the initiation of hostilities against Iran, pursuant to the War Powers Act of 1973 …
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New York Times:   White House Notifies Congress of Suleimani Strike Under War Powers Act
 
 
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